FA Cup 2020-21

Isn't the split 11-5 not 12-4, notwitstanding the BBC Wales Swansea match exception.

Of the Digital Platforms matches 6 are BT and 2 BBC, it's notable that none of the 1500 Sat matches gets a 'Channel' outing.

Yes, I can't count.

Manchester United Vs Liverpool live on BBC One. Wow - didn't see that one coming!

And BT Sport showing the Southampton/Shrewsbury V Arsenal tie.
Southampton must have some dirt on someone at BT Sport! They could be on 3 times * in less than a week.
Sat 15th Prem v Leicester, Tues 18 FAC 3rd round Vs Shrewsbury and again on the Satuday at 12.15 in the FAC 4th round Vs Arsenal

* = subject to a banana skin defeat on the Tuesday evening.

Has any other side in recent history been shown by the same broadcaster 3 times in different competitions in less than a week - by vertue of a 8pm kick off one Saturday and at 12.15pm kick off the next?

Surely it would have happened to Man United at the height of their success - playing on Super Sunday, an EFL Cup or Champions League (when it was on Sky) on a Wednesday and again on a Saturday TV game. Can’t cite any specific examples, mind you.

Does this mean the Swansea-Forest game will be on iPlayer/BBC Sport website as well?

Select Wales as your region in settings and it'll be on the iPlayer.

It'll almost certainly be on BBC website and apps too.

R3 Southampton - Shrewsbury that was postponed now being shown on BTS2. Originally an extra game that is now 'promoted' to a main channel. The coverage is still the International FA branded version.

A very interesting arrangement indeed. They are using the FA international feed, but with their own off-tube commentators, and their own presentation cutaways pre/mid/post match. More akin to what they would do for a European domestic league than a UK match.

They clearly have access to the clean feed, in order to do half and full time analysis. So I assume the reason they aren't just using this feed with their own match graphics must be something contractual?

FACR4 ...

AFC Bournemouth v Crawley, moved due to C19 issues at Crawley, to Tuesday 26th, still on BTSX2.

Raises the issue of those dressing room scenes again.

It was actually Chorley who were doing the mass singalong to Adele in the changing room, not Crawley.